2018 · drama
The Children Act
Directed by Richard Eyre1h 45m2018
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
Our read: The Children Act (2018) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
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“You want Emma Thompson weighing life, faith, and a dying teen's wishes.”
Skip it tonight — Medical-ethics grief about sick teenagers will ruin your evening.
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